David Leland

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David Leland

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1947-04-20

2023-12-24

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Biography

David Leland (20 April 1947 - 24 December 2023) was a director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish You Were Here in 1987.

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Biography

David Leland (20 April 1947 - 24 December 2023) was a director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish You Were Here in 1987.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Scars of Dracula poster

Scars of Dracula(1970)

First Officer

Julius Caesar poster

Julius Caesar(1970)

Plebian

Van der Valk poster

Van der Valk(1972)

Madame Arthur

The Pied Piper poster

The Pied Piper(1972)

Officer

Gawain and the Green Knight poster

Gawain and the Green Knight(1973)

Humphrey

The Love-Girl and the Innocent poster

The Love-Girl and the Innocent(1973)

Nemov

Target poster

Target(1977)

Murray

Golden Gordon poster

Golden Gordon(1979)

Football Manager

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy poster

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy(1981)

Majikthise

Time Bandits poster

Time Bandits(1981)

Puppeteer

Beloved Enemy poster

Beloved Enemy(1981)

Screenplay

Psy-Warriors poster

Psy-Warriors(1981)

Writer

The Missionary poster

The Missionary(1982)

Long Haired Man at Gin Palace

Made in Britain poster

Made in Britain(1983)

Screenplay

R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only poster

R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only(1983)

Writer

Tales Out of School poster

Tales Out of School(1983)

Writer, Creator

Birth of a Nation poster

Birth of a Nation(1983)

Writer

Flying Into the Wind poster

Flying Into the Wind(1983)

Writer

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain poster

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain(1985)

Driver

Writer

Mona Lisa poster

Mona Lisa(1986)

Writer

Personal Services poster

Personal Services(1987)

Mr. Pilkington / Danielle

Writer

Wish You Were Here poster

Wish You Were Here(1987)

Director, Writer

Checking Out poster

Checking Out(1988)

Director

The Big Man poster

The Big Man(1990)

Director

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles poster

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles(1992)

Costume Designer

When Saturday Comes poster

When Saturday Comes(1996)

Priest

The Land Girls poster

The Land Girls(1998)

Director, Writer

The White River Kid poster

The White River Kid(1999)

Socrates Storekeeper

Screenplay

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades poster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades(2000)

Costume Designer

Band of Brothers poster

Band of Brothers(2001)

Director

Concert for George poster

Concert for George(2003)

Producer, Director

Virgin Territory poster

Virgin Territory(2007)

Director, Writer

The Borgias poster

The Borgias(2011)

Director, Writer